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Monte Carlo Latching Studies of Prompt-Gamma Detection During Hadrontherapy by Chin, M. P. W., Cerutti, F., Ferrari, A., Ortega, P. G., Sala, P. R.

“…Proton and carbon therapies of a human brain were simulated using FLUKA, with particular emphasis on treatment monitoring using the prompt gamma method where…”
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Distributions of secondary particles in proton and carbon-ion therapy: a comparison between GATE/Geant4 and FLUKA Monte Carlo codes by Robert, C, Dedes, G, Battistoni, G, Böhlen, T T, Buvat, I, Cerutti, F, Chin, M P W, Ferrari, A, Gueth, P, Kurz, C, Lestand, L, Mairani, A, Montarou, G, Nicolini, R, Ortega, P G, Parodi, K, Prezado, Y, Sala, P R, Sarrut, D, Testa, E

“…Monte Carlo simulations play a crucial role for in-vivo treatment monitoring based on PET and prompt gamma imaging in proton and carbon-ion therapies. The…”
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The FLUKA Code: Developments and Challenges for High Energy and Medical Applications by Böhlen, T.T., Cerutti, F., Chin, M.P.W., Fassò, A., Ferrari, A., Ortega, P.G., Mairani, A., Sala, P.R., Smirnov, G., Vlachoudis, V.

“…The FLUKA Monte Carlo code is used extensively at CERN for all beam-machine interactions, radioprotection calculations and facility design of forthcoming…”
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Measurements of the photonuclear neutron yield of 15 MV medical linear accelerator by Alfuraih, A., Chin, M. P. W., Spyrou, N. M.

“…High energy medical linear accelerators (>10 MV) are increasingly used in radiotherapy. At such high photon energies neutron production via photonuclear…”
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Monitoring of gamma emission and neutron transmission during boron neutron capture treatment delivery by Chin, M. P. W., Spyrou, N. M.

“…The ability to map boron and hydrogen distributions in the body is paramount to the success of boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). We investigated…”
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A detailed Monte Carlo accounting of radiation transport in the brain during BNCT by Chin, M.P.W., Spyrou, N.M.

“…The collision type central to BNCT is 10B(n, α) 7Li, however, other types of nuclear reactions also take place in the patient. In addition to the major…”
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Determination of the relative oxygenation of samples by ortho-positronium 3-gamma decay for future application in oncology by Alkhorayef, M. A., Abuelhia, E. I., Chin, M. P. W., Spyrou, N. M.

“…The exploitation of 3γ imaging may open up a new area of interest in medical positron emission tomography (PET) as a new analytical method to detect hypoxic…”
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Extended calibration range for prompt photon emission in ion beam irradiation by Bellini, F, Boehlen, T. T, Chin, M. P. W, Collamati, F, De Lucia, E, Faccini, R, Ferrari, A, Lanza, L, Mancini-Terraciano, C, Marafini, M, Mattei, I, Morganti, S, Ortega, P. G, Patera, V, Piersanti, L, Russomando, A, Sala, P. R, Sarti, A, Sciubba, A, Camillocci, E. Solfaroli, Voena, C

“…Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research, A 745C (2014), pp. 114-118 Monitoring the dose delivered during proton and carbon ion therapy is still a matter…”
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Extended calibration range for prompt photon emission in ion beam irradiation by Bellini, F., Boehlen, T.T., Chin, M.P.W., Collamati, F., De Lucia, E., Faccini, R., Ferrari, A., Lanza, L., Mancini-Terracciano, C., Marafini, M., Mattei, I., Morganti, S., Ortega, P.G., Patera, V., Piersanti, L., Russomando, A., Sala, P.R., Sarti, A., Sciubba, A., Solfaroli Camillocci, E., Voena, C.

“…Monitoring the dose delivered during proton and carbon ion therapy is still a matter of research. Among the possible solutions, several exploit the measurement…”
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FLUKA and PENELOPE simulations of 10keV to 10MeV photons in LYSO and soft tissue by Chin, M.P.W., Böhlen, T.T., Fassò, A., Ferrari, A., Ortega, P.G., Sala, P.R.

“…Monte Carlo simulations of electromagnetic particle interactions and transport by FLUKA and PENELOPE were compared. 10keV to 10MeV incident photon beams…”
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FLUKA and PENELOPE simulations of 10 keV to 10 MeV photons in LYSO and soft tissue by Chin, MPW, Bohlen, T T, Fasso, A, Ferrari, A, Ortega, P G, Sala, PR

“…Monte Carlo simulations of electromagnetic particle interactions and transport by FLUKA and PENELOPE were compared. 10 keV to 10 MeV incident photon beams…”
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Non-convergence of Geant4 hadronic models for 10 and 30 MeV protons in 18O and 14N by Chin, M.P.W., Spyrou, N.M.

“…We investigated Geant4 Monte Carlo simulation of protons interactions in 18O and 14N. With proton incident energies of 10 and 30 MeV, we compared the different…”
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Experimental comparison of the relative yield of 3γ/2γ positron annihilation using semiconductor and scintillation detectors by Alkhorayef, M., Abuelhia, E., Alzimami, K., Marouli, M., Chin, M. P. W., Spyrou, N. M.

“…The yield of three photon positron annihilation is measured using semiconductor and scintillation detectors in a comparison for applications in positron…”
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Noise evaluation of prompt-gamma technique for proton-therapy range verification using a Compton Camera by Ortega, P. G., Torres-Espallardo, I., Bohlen, T. T., Cerutti, F., Chin, M. P. W., Ferrari, A., Gillam, J. E., Lacasta, C., Llosa, Gabriela, Oliver, J., Rafecas, M., Sala, P. R., Solevi, P.

“…Real-time monitoring techniques are receiving increased attention due to their great potential for improving the precision of treatment delivery for…”
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Signal and noise delineation for prompt-gamma detection during hadrontherapy by Chin, M. P. W., Cerutti, F., Ferrari, A., Garcia Ortega, P., Sala, P. R.

“…Proton and carbon therapies of a human brain were simulated using FLUKA, with particular emphasis on treatment monitoring using the prompt gamma method where…”
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A dedicated tool for PET scanner simulations using FLUKA by Ortega, P. G., Bohlen, T. T., Cerutti, F., Chin, M. P. W., Ferrari, A., Mairani, A., Mancini, C., Sala, P. R., Vlachoudis, V.

“…Positron emission tomography (PET) is a well-established medical imaging technique. It is based on the detection of pairs of annihilation gamma rays from a…”
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